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Aiken Colored Cemetery, a historic cemetery in
Aiken, South Carolina Aiken is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, in western South Carolina. It is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. Founded in 1835, Aiken was named after William Aiken, the president of the Sout ...
, US, covers nearly 10 acres and is located several miles from the downtown area. It was the only burial grounds for Aiken's African-American community through the mid 20th century. The cemetery began operating in 1852, well before the
Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
era. Its occupants represent a diverse range including slaves,
freedmen A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, enslaved people were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their captor-owners), abolitionism, emancipation (gra ...
, business leaders, tradesmen, and paupers. The cemetery is now called ''Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens'' and is accessible to the public. Aiken Colored Cemetery was listed in the
National Historic Register The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on March 19, 2007.


See also

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List of cemeteries in South Carolina This list of cemeteries in South Carolina includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include ...


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* {{Authority control African-American cemeteries in South Carolina African-American history of South Carolina Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina 1852 establishments in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Aiken, South Carolina Tourist attractions in Aiken County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Aiken County, South Carolina